Manitoba Moose 2016-2017 Season (Part VII)

That Connor goal was a beauty, he is so lethal and more of a quick strike type. He is going to benefit greatly playing on the same team as Laine because it's going to be a nightmare trying to stop both natural goal scorers.

Our ability to put the puck in the net with Laine, Scheifele, Ehlers, Connor, and Wheeler will be intimidating. I also see a Roslovic with the skill level to hang with these five within two seasons. Now spread these six out and sprinkle in Little and some of our other boys and you could construct an amazing top 9.

Coach Vincent end of season scrum topics: On the game misconduct he received in the last game of the season. On the effort in the final game from the players. How does he assess his first year as Moose head coach? On the 13 players who went up to the Jets this season. On the 13 ECHL players he had playing for him this season. On a winning formula for an AHL squad. Development of Kyle Connor. On what the veterans have meant for this team. On what he got with Kevin Czuczman. On the struggles of the penalty kill this season. On the play of Eric Comrie. Any memorable moments in his first season as head coach? What will he work on as a coach this summer? Does he take any time off? On the development of Jack Roslovic. On the season of Scott Kosmachuk. His thoughts on Patrcie Cormier as captain. Which player stood out the most for him?

Coach Vincent end of season scrum topics: On the game misconduct he received in the last game of the season. On the effort in the final game from the players. How does he assess his first year as Moose head coach? On the 13 players who went up to the Jets this season. On the 13 ECHL players he had playing for him this season. On a winning formula for an AHL squad. Development of Kyle Connor. On what the veterans have meant for this team. On what he got with Kevin Czuczman. On the struggles of the penalty kill this season. On the play of Eric Comrie. Any memorable moments in his first season as head coach? What will he work on as a coach this summer? Does he take any time off? On the development of Jack Roslovic. On the season of Scott Kosmachuk. His thoughts on Patrcie Cormier as captain. Which player stood out the most for him?

The ideal situation is to have an affiliate you can work well with and they make contributions and you make contributions and you build a real good team together. I like having a minor league club that wins. I think winning is a part of development. I like having young players in a winning environment. -George McPhee, General Manager

The minor league club pays us a fee and we supply the players and coaching staff and the minor league club runs the business side of the operation and we put the players and coaches in there and itís all about development and winning and they can both happen simultaneously. -McPhee

I mention this because I just got a cheery (maybe that should be chipper) email from a Moose rep trying to get me back into a mini-pack. One of the many benefits is "First opportunity to reserve Calder Cup Playoff Tickets". I feel like replying, show me a commitment to icing a competitive team and I might think about attending games again.

The ideal situation is to have an affiliate you can work well with and they make contributions and you make contributions and you build a real good team together. I like having a minor league club that wins. I think winning is a part of development. I like having young players in a winning environment. -George McPhee, General Manager

The minor league club pays us a fee and we supply the players and coaching staff and the minor league club runs the business side of the operation and we put the players and coaches in there and itís all about development and winning and they can both happen simultaneously. -McPhee

I mention this because I just got a cheery (maybe that should be chipper) email from a Moose rep trying to get me back into a mini-pack. One of the many benefits is "First opportunity to reserve Calder Cup Playoff Tickets". I feel like replying, show me a commitment to icing a competitive team and I might think about attending games again.

McPhee is talking about an affiliated team, not one owned by the NHL parent.

I'm inclined to agree with what he said in the first para you quoted though. Not all out, win at any cost, neglect development, but generally try a lot harder to win than what the Moose have been doing.

McPhee is talking about an affiliated team, not one owned by the NHL parent.

I'm inclined to agree with what he said in the first para you quoted though. Not all out, win at any cost, neglect development, but generally try a lot harder to win than what the Moose have been doing.

They just need to correctly identify vet dmen this year and the team should be competetive.

Is VGK going to have a team in the AHL for 17-18? If not, should the Moose offer to take some of their prospects?

The AHL announced a new division alignment with only 30 teams. So it would seem they will not have their own affiliate in year one.

It's not clear which AHL team(s) they will partner with. I doubt it's with an NHL owned team like ours. They will soon need their own affiliate though and this new alignment makes it easy to add a team to the western conference. I think it will happen next season.

The AHL announced a new division alignment with only 30 teams. So it would seem they will not have their own affiliate in year one.

It's not clear which AHL team(s) they will partner with. I doubt it's with an NHL owned team like ours. They will soon need their own affiliate though and this new alignment makes it easy to add a team to the western conference. I think it will happen next season.

So the GK are affiliated with the Chicago Wolves and the Blues are now the team without AHL affiliation, but will supply their players to the Wolves in the meantime.

I imagine it will go this way for a few years, then when GK have enough AHL talent, they'll affiliate with a new team in California. The Blues may even get the Wolves back at that point.

It makes sense that GK would have an affiliation because they'll be taking now players in just the expansion draft than they can have on their roster.

I can see some of the group of Czuczman/Stoykewych/Kulevich/De Salvo/Beauvillier/Cormier/Glennie/Denham (Injured last year) all back under the right circumstances. Obviously very likely a new face or too as well.